Snakehead gudgeon
Giuris margaritaceus
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Giuris margaritaceus, the snakehead gudgeon, Aporos sleeper, or ornate sleeper, is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae found in marine, brackish, and fresh waters from Madagascar to Melanesia. This species grows to a total length of 29 cm (11 in) with a maximum recorded weight of 171 g (6.0 oz). This species is important to the local peoples as a food fish.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Giuris margaritaceus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 13 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 17 records
- September: 34 records
- October: 41 records
- November: 24 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Snakehead gudgeon, Snakehead Sleeper
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Eléotris serpent
Other scientific names: Eleotris aporocephalus, Eleotris aporos, Eleotris hoedtii, Eleotris margaritacea, Eleotris planiceps, Eleotris vanicolensis, Giuris margaritacea, Giurus hoedti, Giurus margaritacea, Ophieleotris agilis, Ophieleotris aporos, Ophiocara aporops, Ophiocara aporos, Pohieleotris aporos
Similar species
Dusky sleeperEleotris fusca
- Black Gudgeon
Eleotris melanosoma
Green-backed GuavinaBunaka gyrinoides
- Doublespot Coralgudgeon
Calumia godeffroyi
- Deepreef Coralgudgeon
Calumia profunda
- Golden Carp-gudgeon
Hypseleotris cyprinoides
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 271 open-data records from 1907 to 2014.
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